Are there any recipes specially for mushrooms that are on their way out, like making banana bread from over-ripe bananas?
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3How are your mushrooms spoiling? If I store mine well-aired, they do not spoil but just dry out. If I store them packaged, they do change texture to become somewhat slimy, but by that time, they are already moldy so I toss them out.– rumtscho ♦Commented Aug 12, 2013 at 10:37
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I rent, and with my apartment came a pretty humid refrigerator. Living in Norway I typically get mushrooms in a perforated plastic container, which I leave them in until I've used them. Perhaps just an open bowl or something would be better.– ryanjdillonCommented Aug 12, 2013 at 14:14
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It depends what you mean by "on their way out". If they are just starting to develop a slimy sheen, cook them as soon as possible - much more than that and you'll want to throw them away.
In this state they should be OK to slice into sauces like bolognese.
You could cut them into a very fine dice and gently fry in butter. The resulting delicious black mush is a good omelette filling, or you can refrigerate/freeze it to use later as an umami additive for sauces.
I like to make stock with them. Here's one recipe I use:
http://markbittman.com/very-flavorful-vegetable-stock-in-1-hour/
I think Bittman also has a specifically mushroom stock recipe in How To Cook Everything Vegetarian...
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1Making stock is a great way to use up lots of things that are on their way out.– SourDohCommented Aug 17, 2013 at 18:35